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Reno Tournament
OSU Wrestling Captures Its Fourth-Straight Reno Tourney Title
December 19, 1999 | Cowboy Wrestling
Dec. 19, 1999
RENO, Nev. - Oklahoma State's third-ranked wrestling team crowned five individual champions and won their fourth-straight Reno Tournament of Champions title here tonight.
The Cowboys placed 11 of 13 wrestlers and destroyed the competition scoring 216 points, outdistancing second-place Nebraska by 59 points.
"I thought we wrestled hard," said OSU head coach John Smith. "We showed some fatigue at the end, but we won the tournament and that is what we came here to do. We have a lot of work to do but we are showing signs of getting better."
OSU won titles at 125, 133, 141, 149 and 184 pounds on their way to victory. The Cowboy's 184-pounder Mark Munoz was named the tournaments Outstanding Wrestler.
The third-ranked Munoz earned that distinction after a thrilling come-from-behind victory over Nebraska's second-ranked Brad Vering. Munoz's last-second takedown gave him a 3-2 win over his longtime nemesis.
At 125, fifth-year senior Jeff Ragan used a four-point move with five-seconds remaining to defeat ninth-ranked Michael Kawamura of Arizona State, 5-1.
Charles Walker claimed the title at 133 pounds cruising through almost unchallenged until the finals. Walker then disposed of Nebraska's Todd Beckerman 3-2 in the finals.
Fourth-ranked Jamill Kelly continues to roll as he improved his record to 17-1. He decisioned David Douglas of Arizona State, 5-2 in the 141-pound finals. Kelly's teammate Jerrod Sanders also looked impressive at 141 pounds finishing third after dropping a tough 4-3 decision to Central Michigan's Chris Marshall.
Reggie Wright, ranked third nationally, dominated the 149-pound weight class, improving his record to 18-1. Wright decisioned Nebraska's Joe Henson 6-2 in the finals. Wright didn't surrender a takedown the entire tournament.
Two Cowboy's, Ty Wilcox and Dave Anderton dropped tough decisions in their respective finals. Wilcox, OSU's 165-pounder, suffered a 5-4 loss to third-ranked Steve Blackford of Arizona State. Anderton fell to Jake Vercelli in the finals, 4-3, at 285 pounds.
Shane Roller battled back through the consolations to finish third at 157 pounds. Roller looked impressive after a second round loss to Nathan Vasquez. He pinned Vasquez in the third-place match in 2:49.
Pat Popolizio finished third, winning the third-place match 4-1 over Cash Edwards of Boise State. He was beaten by Nebraska's Charles McTorry in the semifinals.
OSU will take a break for the holidays and return to action on Jan. 7, 2000. The Cowboys will host Penn State in a 7 p.m. dual at Gallagher-Iba Arena.
Team Scoring
Oklahoma State 216, Nebraska 157, Arizona State 118, Central Michigan 82, Boise State 74.5, Cal-Bakersfield 68, Oregon 53.5, Purdue 42, Cal Poly 37.5, Ohio State 32 and Lassen JC 11.
Oklahoma State Results
125
Jeff Ragan (Oklahoma State) pinned Joe Malia (Nebraska), 1:31
Ragan tech. fall Ahmed Sanders (Central Michigan), 22-5
Ragan dec. Kawamura, 5-1
Matt Brown (Oklahoma State) dec. Kore Shanpley (Ohio State), 2-1
Brown dec. K. C. Rock (Boise State), 7-3
Michael Kawamura (Arizona State) dec. Brown, 7-5
Malia dec. Brown, 6-1
Brown dec. Sanders
133
Charles Walker (Oklahoma State) pinned Jesse Leng (Ohio State), 4:07
Walker pinned Joe Garcia (Cal-Bakersfield), 6:11
Walker m. dec. Uriyah Faber (Cal-Davis), 9-1
Walker dec. Todd Beckerman (Nebraska), 3-2
141
Jamill Kelly m. dec. Dallen Phillips (Cal-Davis), 19-7
Kelly m. dec. James Gross (Cal-Poly), 16-5
Kelly dec. Gabe Vigil (Boise State), 22-6
Kelly dec. David Douglas (Arizona State), 5-2
Jerrod Sanders (Oklahoma State) dec. Kenny Cox (Oregon), 5-4
Chris Marshall (Central Michigan) dec. Sanders, 4-3
Sanders m. dec. Phillips, 16-6
Sanders dec. Larry Vasquez (Cal-Bakersfield), 5-1
Sanders dec. Gross, 7-3
Sanders won by inj. forfeit
149
Reggie Wright (Oklahoma State) m. dec. Oliver Vasquez (Lassen JC), 14-4
Wright dec. Jeremy Handman (Central Michigan), 8-2
Wright m.dec. Tory Overstake (Oregon), 18-5
Wright dec. Joe Henson (Nebraska), 6-2
157
Shane Roller (Oklahoma State) m. dec. Josh Jenson (Ohio State), 16-5
Nathan Vasquez (Cal-Bakersfield) m. dec. Roller, 14-3
Roller m. dec. Russell Clark (Central Michigan), 14-3
Roller dec. Elizan Ceballos (Cal-Bakersfield), 12-6
Roller dec Eugene Harris (Oregon), 3-2
Roller pinned Vasquez, 2:49
165
Ty Wilcox (Oklahoma State) m. dec. Tony Denke (Nebraska), 13-2
Wilcox dec. Vernon Cannon (Central Michigan), 7-4
Wilcox dec. Adrian Garcia (Cal-Davis), 10-3
Steve Blackford (Arizona State) dec. Wilcox, 5-4
Kirk Moore (Purdue) dec. Billy Gabel (Oklahoma State), 7-4
Cannon dec Gabel, 5-5 tb
174
Tony Gansen (Oklahoma State) tech. fall Nick Stepanovich (Ohio State), 15-0
Curtis Owens (Arizona State) dec. Gansen, 5-2
Gansen tech. fall Tarus Nelson (Lassen JC)
Ati Conner (Nebraska) dec. Gansen, 11-5
184
Pat Popolizio (Oklahoma State) dec. Matt Bates (Lassen JC), 8-4
Charles McTorry (Nebraska) dec. Popolizio, 6-4
Popolizio pinned David Cobb (Cal-Davis), :20
Popolizio dec. Cash Edwards (Boise State), 6-4
197
Mark Munoz (Oklahoma State) m. dec. Moses McCraney (Lassen JC), 23-10
Munoz m. dec. Robbie O'Dell (Cal-Bakersfield), 18-7
Munoz pinned Chris Vike (Central Michigan), 1:47
Munoz dec. Brad Vering (Nebraska), 3-2
285
Dave Anderton (Oklahoma State) pinned Kellan Fluckiger (Arizona State), 1:47
Anderton pinned Pat Miron (Nebraska), 3-2
Jake Vercelli (Purdue) dec. Anderton, 4-3
